A backhoe operator in middle Tennessee was saved on Tuesday after a pit of rocks and dirt he was digging collapsed and buried him alive for almost half a day, officials said. Firefighters responded ...

Firefighters from Station 69 in Laurel responded around 11:55 a.m. Sept. 24 to assist the partially flipped John Deere 8300 ...

JACKSONVILLE — Luke Avery finally brought home the gold to Jacksonville’s Wastewater Department by placing first in an “equipment rodeo” in Hot Springs on April 30. Avery, who has been a backhoe ...

A backhoe operator was killed when the machine was knocked off the road, according to news reports. A tractor rear-ended the machine as they were traveling on U.S. 70 in White County, Tennessee, ...

With help from a local business and grant funds from the state and federal governments, students at Wor-Wic Community College ...

whose backhoe was pulled into floodwaters in south-central Minnesota. State Patrol spokesman Lt. Eric Roeske confirms that the body of 39-year-old Michael Struck of Cleveland was found. He did not ...

The backhoe-loader is one of the most popular pieces of construction equipment in the world, which should place safe operation as a top priority. Because the person in the operator’s seat is the one ...

ALBANY — An allegedly drunken backhoe operator was arrested after he took the heavy construction equipment for a spin on a city street, according to Albany police. Jesus O'Farril, 44, of Troy was ...